Revealed: the day the Iron Lady truly showed her mettle

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The Iron Lady has never looked more deserving of her nickname than in the documents released today by the National Archives.

“In a few days the British flag will be flying over Port Stanley. In a few days also your eyes and mine will be reading the casualty lists,” she wrote in a previously unseen telegram that was ultimately left unsent to the Argentine leader General Galtieri. “On my side, grief will be tempered by the knowledge that these men died for freedom, justice and the rule of law. And on your side? Only you can answer that question.”